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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
6
Mrs Gutenberg recounts villagers' stories of the Manor Farm as a haunted, run down place. Accounts include a monk specter, a screaming boy, a dead lady’s hand, hysterics, and a strange grinning idiot. Harry plans to stay there to witness any signs himself.
Cuticura Soap and gentle applications of Cuticura Ointment have proved successful in the most distressing cases of infants, children and adults when all else had failed.
After lunch at the Royal Hotel Harry reads a local guide and learns of ominous warnings about moving to Manor House Farm. Mrs. Gutenberg worries over lodger changes as unseen danger looms from whispers of ghosts and sulphur, ending with an abrupt object thrown at Harry from behind.
A collage of medical ads and notices from a Montreal paper touts Gin Pills with a money back guarantee and sample offer. It includes other claims about bearded vultures, worm remedies, and Minard's Lintment, all in an old advertisements page style.
A nervous woman asks a six-stone officer to visit her home and frighten her husband rather than arrest him. The constable replies he was not on the force to be a scarecrow, asserting his authority.
An advertisement claims La grippe, influenza, can be prevented or cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. It recounts a testimonial from Emmanuel Laurin of St Jerome Que who recovered after taking six boxes. Pills enrich blood and restore nerves, sold 59 cents a box or six for $2.50 by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
He asserts he is the only perfect umpire in the game and bases the claim on receiving abuse from both sides equally, not from one side.
The article argues to enhance both home and farm buildings to attract youth from cities and keep young farmers on the land. It urges making farms appealing to draw urban youth and return workers to produce food for the world.
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